Most of the guys here are straight up, but it's happening more than we admit. It's a crap shoot lately, to the level that I am thinking of getting out of the trading business on the ODT.
1. Traded a gun for ammo. Drove an hour to meet, and half the ammo was loose. Not mentioned in the deal...
You may be lonely, but offering 25% of the asking price isn't a good way to find a friend. Neither is making arrangements to meet the following day, or on the weekend, and then calling at the last minute to cancel isn't cool either. If somebody has something unique, I don't care if they ask...
It is funny that we are talking about who makes the best 1960's rifle.
But then again, Han Solo carried a modernized Broomhandle Mauser. :)
When I was in the Navy, we were issued 45's, but rarely saw them unless we wanted to pursue the qualification. When I went with the Army, I was never...
I think the next time will be more like the Clinton AWB, so I'll be stocking up on more magazines and ammo as I can.
I also think they will make regulations that cause ammo to degrade with time.
I'm thinking of looking into traditional flintlock, percussion and archery.
And some really...
Bite my butt!
I worked with a couple of competition shooters about 10 years ago. One was a retired cop, the other was the ultimate no can do, never done nothin' wanna-be. The cop was a sleaze bag, but he got it. The wanna-be didn't. He thought he was the ultimate military authority, and...
What irritates me, is when you complain to a store, and the moron offers you something free, not an honest promise to look into the problem.
Have you noticed how the National Park system (at least at Kennesaw Mtn) grudgingly allows you to carry, but won't let you use the bathroom if you are...
Gotta poop thru the rigging off the bowsprit. That way if ya' go overboard they got a few seconds to snag you with a gaff before Davy Jones gets ya.
Master Chief used to say, "Shipmate, if ya gon be a dumb ass -n- loan bucks, make sure collatrel'z wort tree times zas much so whenz the...
The acceptability of certains words is dictated by old women & busy-bodies with too much time on their hands who get offended by the sound of a particular word. I normally don't referece Wikipedia, but they have a good example in this case. The problem is, the censors used by this site kill it...
I believe that had you asked, someone, or a consortium of members, might have made a personal loan with your Dad's gun as collateral, so you wouldn't have had to lose it. Have you already sold it?
As a proud Navy Vet, part of the heritage includes the use of certain colorful descriptive words...
People are acting the same on Craigslist, eBay and other sites as well.
Bunch of questions like dimensions and "Pantone color" and will you deliver it to Newnan?
Is it Indian or Pakistani?
I'll buy it from you in two weeks, what's your address?
(These are real questions about a stupid metal...
If you think they are asking too much, and you think your offer is reasonable, demonstrate it with data. Maybe they will see it your way. Maybe they will tell you to......
It seems that there are a whole lot of questionable thought processes getting let out of the box these days. ;)
If I remember right, the original universals were mix-masters of GI parts. That said, I wouldn't buy one, period.
They don't fill a purpose that something else doesn't fill better.
Isn't somebody making a new rendition now?